Is Gliscor Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Razor Fang on Gligar at night. Ground/Flying with AbilityHyper Cutter. The Gen 4 evolution gives Gligar real stats. Immune to Ground and Electric. Handles Jasmine, Lt. Surge, and most of Kanto. HeartGold players source Gligar from Route 45.
Gligar has the type edge here and should clean up Falkner's team.
Gligar resists most of Bugsy's coverage and hits back hard.
Gligar has the type edge here and should clean up Whitney's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Gligar resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Gligar trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Gliscor resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Gliscor resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Will's team.
Gliscor resists most of Koga's coverage and hits back hard.
Gliscor resists most of Bruno's coverage and hits back hard.
Gliscor has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Gliscor trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Gligar
Catch Gligar on Route 45 (walking, Lv 24, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM23SteelIron TailPower 100Accuracy 75%PP 15Prize for defeating Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
- LV 42BugX-ScissorPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15
Evolve Gligar to Gliscor
Usually ready to evolve before you reach Clair, at typical party pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 34)
- LV 34PoisonPoison JabPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Whitney
- HM04NormalStrengthPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Hiker on Route 42
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- After Clair
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10Victory Road
- TM40FlyingAerial AcePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Mt. Mortar
- TM79DarkDark PulsePower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Sold by the TM clerk on 3F of the Celadon Department Store
How to Get Gliscor in HeartGold & SoulSilver
You're catching Gligar first, not Gliscor. Gligar appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
Catch Gligar at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Gliscor.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Gligar
- 2Evolve GliscorHold Razor Fang, Nighttime
Badge 8How to Obtain Gliscor in HGSS
- Step 1Catch Gligar
- Step 2Gliscor ✓
How to Get Shiny Gliscor in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Gliscor comes from a Razor Fang at night, so breed a Gligar Masuda-style and evolve it after dark. Compare Shiny Gliscor odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Gliscor Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Gliscor.
Gliscor Weakness
Gliscor is weak to Ice and Water. Watch out for Ice attacks, those deal 4x damage. On the flip side, it's immune to Electric and Ground-type moves entirely. Gliscor's physical bulk (base 125 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Water |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fighting, Poison, Bug |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric, Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Gliscor Weak Against
ExcellentBest Pokemon Against Gliscor
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Obtain MethodUnion Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Lapras builds →Ice Beam 4x158-187%KO Surf 2x79-94% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
 Slowbro WaterPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodSlowpoke Well Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Slowbro builds →Ice Beam 4x119-141%KO Surf 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Suicune Water | A | |
Obtain MethodBurned Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Suicune builds →Ice Beam 4x111-131%KO Surf 2x83-98% | ||
 Feraligatr Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Totodile (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Feraligatr builds →Ice Beam 4x100-118%KO Waterfall 2x53-62% | ||
 Golduck Water | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Golduck builds →Ice Beam 4x117-138%KO Surf 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Ludicolo builds →Ice Beam 4x111-131%KO Surf 2x83-98% | ||
 Gyarados Water | S | |
Obtain MethodLake Of Rage Good Rod Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Gyarados builds →Ice Fang 4x68-80% Aqua Tail 2x69-82% | ||
 Floatzel Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Floatzel builds →Ice Beam 4x106-125%KO Waterfall 2x53-62% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCliff Edge Gate Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Quagsire builds →Ice Beam 4x86-102%KO Waterfall 2x45-53% | ||
 Tentacruel WaterPoison | B | |
Obtain MethodCherrygrove City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Tentacruel builds →Ice Beam 4x100-118%KO Surf 2x75-89% | ||
 Kingler Water | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Gliscor View Kingler builds →Ice Beam 4x73-86% Surf 2x54-65% | ||
Gliscor Evolutions
Getting Gliscor requires an evolution item, not just grinding levels. The chain starts at Gligar. Breed this form to get Gligar eggs (average hatch time). Attack grew the most through evolution (+20 over Gligar), and Gliscor peaks at 510 total stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Gliscor to get Gligar eggs easily using 48 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Agility, Baton Pass, Counter and 9 more.
HGSS Gliscor Best Moveset
Ground/Flying blocking Electric entirely and resisting Fighting, Poison, and Bug. 125 Defense at 95 Speed blocks physical attackers while outpacing them. AbilitySand Veil in sandstorm adds evasion. The moveset is one of the best physical switch-ins in sandstorm teams.
Best Build
Gliscor best EVs are HP and Speed
Support Moveset
- Earthquake
- Roost
- Taunt
- Ice Fang
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The TM pool is where it gets interesting. Coverage across 11 types means almost nothing walls Gliscor cleanly, with Sky Attack and Earthquake anchoring the STAB side. Matchup flexibility isn't a problem.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
32 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its flight is soundless. It uses its lengthy tail to carry off its prey... Then its elongated fangs do the rest.
Gliscor HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Gliscor plays as a support. Speed is middling, so pick your spots carefully. Earthquake is the primary attack.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Jolly is the go-to nature for Gliscor. That's +Speed / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 252 HP / 4 Atk / 252 Spe EVs. Fits the support role.
Game Availability
Obtainable through an item-based evolution, Gliscor appears in 12 titles across 6 generations since Diamond & Pearl. The evolution method adds a barrier that wild-catchable Pokemon don't have.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7Let's Go
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
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